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Shula’s Virginia Beer Dinner Tomorrow

Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Virginia Beer Dinner at Shula’s Steakhouse at The Hilton in Short Pump Town Center.  Join Stephen Tuzeneu from Brown Distributing  and Chef Steven Bailey as they guide you through six beers and five courses.

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Welcome Beer
Starr Hill Starr Pils

Wedge Salad
Crisp Iceberg lettuce topped with house made blue cheese dressing, tomatoes,red onions,Gorgonzola cheese, applewood bacon and green onions
Legend Lager
 
Calamari Fries
Freshly fried strips of calamari served with tomato coulis and mustard aoli
Hardywood Singel
 
BBQ Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with fresh basil, wrapped in applewood bacon and dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce
Devils Backbone 8 point IPA
 
Shula Cut® Petite Filet
Mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus
Legend Brown Ale
 
7 Layer Chocolate Cake
Raspberry sauce and a fresh strawberry
Hardywood Mocha Belgique
 
 
The cost for the dinner is $75/person including tax and tip.  Seating is limited, so make your reservations now by calling Shula’s directly at (804) 565-7000 or by paying through PayPal at the bottom of the dinner website.
 

Shula’s America’s Steak House
The Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa
12042 W Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23233
(804) 565-7000

Where To Steal The Glass Tonight?

So my plans for tonight were pretty simple.  On The Rox for happy hour to celebrate SMCRVA’s 3rd birthday then Capital Ale House for their Unibroue Steal the Glass night. I was quite intrigued when I found this extensive list of recipes for all of Unibroue’s different beers.

At least that was the plan as of a few minutes ago when I learned that not only is Sedona Taphouse having a Dogfish Head tap takeover with 10 different beers, they will have a limited quantity of Positive Contact and Urkontinent.  Then Sedona drops the hammer by turning by saying they will be giving away these hand blown Dogfish Head goblets.

I’m still on the fence on where I should go tonight but I’m sure wherever I go there will be great beer involved.

 

 

Mekong Goes Wild With Barley Legal Beer

As part of their 17th anniversary celebration, Mekong will be tapping wild and sour ales Thursday June 28th starting at 2pm.  Here are the beers scheduled to be tapped though I’m sure there will be some surprises:

BFM Bon Chien 2006
BFM Bon Chien 2007
BFM Bon Chien 2009
BFM Bon Chien 2010
BFM Bon Chien 2011
Baladin Nora Sour
Allagash Interlude 2010
Allagash Coolship Series OLD HLT Aged with cherries
Hardywood Wild Singel Special Blend AKA Patrick Gone Wild
Verhaeghe Eckt Kriekenbier
Bockor Cuvee des Jacobin Rouge
New Belgium Tart Lychee
Bavik Petrus Aged Pale
Evil Twin Ron the Beast Ryan

All beers will be $5/10oz pour!

As a bonus, Townsend Screen Printing developed the shirt pictured above that Mekong is giving away to commemorate the evening.  Only 140 shirts were made so get there early to snag yours.

Comedy of Laughing Dog Comes to Beer Theater

Ben — the Original Logo Dog for Laughing Dog Brewing

Beer Theater is back for another installment in Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall tonight June 21st. Brewmaster Fred Colby of Laughing Dog Brewing will be the guest for this Skype tasting session.   Doors open at 5:30pm; the six beer tasting will run from 6-7pm. Cap Ale will offer happy hour special as well as an after event special.

The tasting menu will be selected from the following beers:

Alpha Dog
Anubis Imp. Coffee Porter
CSB
Devil Dog
Dogzilla
Huckleberry Cream Ale
Rocket Dog
Sneaky Pete

Cover charge  for the tasting is $10 and can be purchased in advance here or at the door.

Get Your Sais-On At Mekong

Mekong is celebrating the summer solstice with a Summer Sol Stache/ Saison-a-Thon tap takeover Thursday June 21st.

Just look at this list of great beers to be tapped starting at 2pm:

Saison Dupont
Foret
Biere de Miel
The Bruery Saison de Lente
Goose Island Sofie
Evil Twin Ron & the Beast Ryan
Dogfish Head Saison Dubuff
Urthel Saisoniere
St. Fieullien Saison
Allagash Fluxus 2011
Stillwater Debutante
Stillwater Cellar Door
Stillwater/Mikkeller Our Side

If you’re looking for a summer beer, you’ll find it here.

Meet Hardywood On The Rox

It seems like the brewers at Hardywood are on a post-Savor victory lap around the Greater Richmond area.   First stop was Benny’s Tavern in Colonial Heights.

Join them at their next stop on Tuesday June 19th from 6 – 8pm at On the Rox in Historic Shockoe Bottom. Beers on hand for the night will be Singel, Hoplar, Bourbon Cru and a special cask conditioned pin of Hoplar. Prizes will be raffled off to benefit a local charities, Massey Cancer Center and Area 10 Global. Happy Hour specials run from 3 – 7pm including 1/2 off draft beer.  So head on out and maybe you can ask them what type of beer will get these 2500 lbs of strawberries.

On the Rox
119 N. 18th St
Richmond, VA

Virginia Beers at Broad Appetit

Are you planning on attending Broad Appetit tomorrow, Sunday, June 3rd?  No?! Why not?!

Seriously, it is the best deal on food from the several of the best restaurants in town.  I don’t know how you can beat $3 a plate.  Oh yeah, I do! $5 for two dishes in most cases.

This will be my third year in attendance at the five year old festival but this year has me even more excited because Virginia’s craft breweries are joining in on the fun.

Now take another look at the photo above.  Ladies and gentlemen, here are just a few of the people responsible for bringing you local craft beer.

Look for the truck provided by Brown Distributing for the following beers:

  • Legend Hefeweizen
  • Legend Lager
  • Starr Hill Northern Lights
  • Starr Hill Starr Pils
  • Hardywood Park Singel
  • Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
  • O’Connor Red Nun
  • Roanoke Railhouse Track 1
  • Roanoke Railhouse Caboose
  • Bold Rock Virginia Apple Cider (first kegs anywhere!)

Step into Popkin Tavern for the ‘Taste the Local Tasting Room’ featuring:

  • Firkin of Starr Hill Brewer’s Choice Zested Saison
  • Starr Pils
  • Legend Saison
  • Hardywood Park Bourbon Cru
  • Devils Backbone Gold Leaf Lager
  • O’Connor Great Dismal Black IPA
  • Roanoke Railhouse IPA
  • Wolf Hills Imperial Stout
  • Bull and Bones Maroon Effect
  • Bold Rock Virginia Apple Cider

Taste the Local will host three Meet the Brewer sessions featuring:

  • Starr Hill            12 – 1pm
  • Legend                1 – 2pm
  • Hardywood         2 – 3pm

The Starr Hill firkin will be tapped at noon at the start of Starr Hill’s Meet the Brewer session.

So head out for some great local food and beer as Broad Street shuts down for a party unlike any other.

Broad Appetit runs from 12 – 6pm  between Adams and Henry.  You will have fun even if you try not to.

New Belgium Takeover at Bar Louie

Today is just the day of dueling tap takeovers.  If you’re going to be in Short Pump tonight, Thursday May 31st, check out Bar Louie for a New Belgium tap takeover.

Bar Louie will have the following New Belgium mainstays:

Fat Tire
Ranger IPA
Somersault
Trippel
Abbey
1554
Belgo IPA

But wait, there’s more. Three beers from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series also on hand for the evening:

Cocoa Mole Ale
Tart Lychee
Biere de Mars

Bar Louie
11788 W. Broad St.
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 440-7301

Flavor Festival Enters Second Year

Flavor – Beer, Wine, & Food Festival is back for its second year this Saturday, June 2nd from noon to 6pm at the Innsbrook SnagAJob Pavilion. A $25 sampling ticket will grant you access to over 60 beers on tap in the main area of the festival, including 9 beers from Wild Wolf, 10 from Sierra, 6 from Sam Adams, 4 Duck-Rabbit (including the new Hoppy Bunny ABA!) and many, many others.

For $10 more, you can get into the VIP section, which will feature a cheese and chocolate pairing by Whole Foods Short Pump with 9 special beers exclusive.

Exclusive Beers
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sierra Nevada 2010 Bigfoot Barleywine
Ovila Belgian Quad
Thomas Creek Chocolate Orange IPA
Wild Wolf Strawberry Schwarzcake
Brew Ridge Trail Collaboration Ale (Belgian Wit brewed with honey and pear), brewed by Blue Mountain, Devil’s Backbone and Wild Wolf at Wild Wolf Brewery
Samuel Adams Dark Depths Baltic IPA
Samuel Adams Norse Legend Sahti (Nordic Ale brewed with juniper berries)
Cricket Hill Imperial IPA

Cheeses (all Whole Foods Market exclusives):
Havanero Cheddar
Robusto (Aged Gouda)
Smoked Seaside Cheddar
Azores Flores
Belavitano Balsamic

Chocolate
Caramel covered with Dark chocolate and sea salt paired with Bigfoot Barleywine

Head to the Facebook event page or festival website for more information.  Buy tickets for the festival here.

Innsbrook SnagAJob Pavilion

4901 Lakebrook Drive
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(Map)

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